Tine vs Guided Journaling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tine
This app simplifies group dining decisions by allowing users to discover local spots and vote on restaurant options with friends. It ensures everyone's preferences are considered for a unanimous dining choice.
- Group decision making
- Restaurant discovery
- Easy voting system
- Curated recommendations
- Social voting
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Where should we eat? Say goodbye to endless debates and hello to Tine, the ultimate dining companion app designed to make group outings effortless and more enjoyable. With Tine, you and your friends can discover local spots and swipe your way to a unanimous dining decision. It's the perfect blend of convenience and discovery, ensuring everyone's tastes are considered. Why Tine? - Seamless Integration: Combines the best of social voting with a comprehensive database of restaurants, bars, and more. - Everyone's Vote Counts: Ensure every voice is heard in deciding where to dine out. - Discover New Favorites: Explore new and exciting local dining options tailored to your group's preferences. Features - Easy Voting System: Swipe left or right to vote on restaurant options. - Group Decision Making: Create a dining event and invite friends to vote. - Curated Recommendations: Access a tailored list of restaurants based on your group's plan. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Guided Journaling
This app provides guided audio prompts to help you journal without the struggle of a blank page. Choose from various topics like anxiety, goals, and relationships, and write your answers in your preferred notebook or notes app. Sessions are paced to allow for reflection, with options for background music and offline use.
- Guided audio journaling sessions
- Topics for anxiety, goals, and relationships
- Write in your own notebook or notes app
- Offline session downloads
- Streaks and reminders
- Read-along transcripts
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Keep your notebook. Journalcast gives you the questions. Press play and a calm voice asks one good question at a time, with room to write your answer in your own journal, notebook or notes app. Journalcast is a journaling companion: it guides you, and your words stay with you. Pick what's on your mind, start a 5–10 minute session, and get past the blank page without having to come up with your own prompts. "The prompts make journaling easy… It helps me unwind at night or pause during busy days." — Kenia, App Store review SESSIONS FOR WHAT YOU'RE CARRYING • Anxiety & stress • Difficult decisions • Gratitude • Goals & focus • Relationships • Self-reflection • Daily check-ins • Therapy support HOW IT WORKS • Guided audio sessions: one prompt at a time, paced so you have room to write, with optional background music • Guided series: sessions in a deliberate order, such as Anxiety Support and Finding Focus • Read along: follow the transcript and tap any line to jump there • Free Write: no guidance, just a timer and music • Streaks and gentle reminders to help you keep coming back • Download sessions to journal offline WRITE WHERE YOU ALREADY WRITE Use your favourite notebook, a journal or your notes app. Journalcast guides you; your words stay with you. We never see what you write, and we don't sell your data. START FREE Start with a free guided session, then try every session free for 7 days. SUBSCRIPTION Journalcast is free to download and explore. Journalcast Premium unlocks the full library of guided journaling sessions. • Choose monthly or annual Journalcast Premium • New subscribers receive a 7-day free trial • US pricing is $7.99/month or $59.99/year; local pricing is shown before purchase • Annual Premium works out to about $5 a month for every guided session and series • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when your free trial ends • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings Privacy Policy: https://journalcast.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Guided Journaling at every 2 days against Tine's every 4 weeks. Guided Journaling also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Tine's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (27 vs 6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month and Guided Journaling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tine against 4.8 for Guided Journaling. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Tine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guided Journaling's.
Tine ships an update every 4 weeks, Guided Journaling every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tine | Guided Journaling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Time For Ventures LLC | Darndest LLC |
Customer experience
Tine
Guided Journaling
In-app purchases
Tine
- Team Basic Monthly1 Month trial$49.991 Month
- Team Growth Monthly1 Month trial$99.991 Month
Guided Journaling
- Journalcast Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Journalcast Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year









